Yes, that’s happened in the past, but right now it feels more like hell. I’m directly west of Fort Carson, five miles SW of the Colorado Springs city limit in a rural area. Lots of 60’ ponderosa pines all over here, and a percentage of them are dying from lack of water.
Channel 11 is providing excellent coverage of the fire.
www.krdo.com
The newscasters are being clear about the fact that no one yet knows what started this fire, but all agree that it wasn’t lightning. Whether accidental or deliberate, it was almost certainly started by a person.
my 86yo father in law is in the voluntary evac area by Garden of the Gods and refuses to leave.... It may be a long night. We are on the far southern suburbs of Denver near Castle Rock, but a long way to dash down if he gets in trouble.
I feel for you, we lost damn near half the ranch last year due to fires, just over 12 sections.